Skip to main content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

U.S. Geological Survey research in radioactive waste disposal; fiscal year 1980

January 1, 1982

The report summarizes progress on geologic and hydrologic research related to the disposal of radioactive wastes. The research is described according to whether it is related most directly to: (1) High-level and transuranic wastes; (2) Low-level wastes, or (3) Uranium mill tailings. Included is research applicable to the identification and geohydrologic characterization of waste-disposal sites, to investigations of specific sites where wastes have been stored, and to studies of regions or environments where waste-disposal sites might be located. A significant part of the activity is concerned with techniques and methods for characterizing disposal sites and studies of geologic and hydrologic processes related to the transport and (or) retention of waste radionuclides.

Publication Year 1982
Title U.S. Geological Survey research in radioactive waste disposal; fiscal year 1980
DOI 10.3133/ofr82509
Authors Robert Schneider, N.J. Trask
Publication Type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Series Title Open-File Report
Series Number 82-509
Index ID ofr82509
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse